Saturday, August 24, 2013

The New York Mets are shutout by Max Scherzer and the Detroit Tigers

The New York Mets are shutout by Max Scherzer and the Detroit Tigers


The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Mets on Saturday evening. The final score was 3-0 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and limited the damage despite giving up a lot of hits. The bullpen did a pretty good job. The Mets offense only managed three hits.

Harvey pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up two runs and 13 hits. He walked none and struck out four and took his fifth loss of the season. Scott Rice faced one batter and retired him, Gonzalez Germen pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and Pedro Feliciano pitched to one batter and retired him. Scott Atchison faced one batter and retired him.

Daniel Murphy had a hit, Ike David had two hits and drew a walk and Wilmer Flores drew a walk. Juan Lagares drew a walk, Harvey drew a walk and David hit a double. The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Young had an outfield assist.

Scherzer won his 19th game of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and no runs. He walked four and struck out 11. Jose Alvarez pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings, Jose Veras faced two batters and retired them both and Joaquin Benoit pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 17th save of the season.

Austin Jackson had two hits and an RBI, Omar Infante had three hits and Miguel Cabrera had two hits. Prince Fielder had a hit, Matt Tuiasosopo had two hits and Don Kelly had an RBI. Andy Dirks had three hits, Brayan Pena had a hit, Scherzer had a hit and an RBI and Dirks and Scherzer each hit a double. The Tigers were 5-17 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.

Scherzer hit an RBI double and Jackson an RBI single in the second to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead. Kelly hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth to make it 3-0 Tigers and that was the final score.

The Mets record dropped to 58-69 and the Tigers record improved to 76-53. The two teams will play the finale of their three game series on Sunday afternoon.

CC Sabathia lets one slip away as the New York Yankees fall to the Tampa Bay Rays

CC Sabathia lets one slip away as the New York Yankees fall to the Tampa Bay Rays


The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees on Saturday night. The final score was 4-2 and the game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. CC Sabathia started and pitched great through five innings. He ended up taking the loss though as he lost it in the sixth inning. Mark Reynolds was the only Yankees with more then a hit.

Sabathia pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up three runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out seven. Preston Claiborne pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.

Ichiro Suzuki had an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit. Vernon Wells had a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Reynolds had two hits. Austin Romine drew a walk and had an RBI. Granderson hit a double and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Cano committed an error.

David Price pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out five. Jake McGee pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Joel Peralta pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Fernando Rodney pitched a perfect inning.

Desmond Jennings drew two walks, Ben Zobrist had a hit and two RBI and Evan Longoria had three hits and two RBI. Yunel Escobar had a hit, Sam Fuld had two hits and Longoria and Zobrist each hit a double. Longoria hit a homerun and the Rays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Fuld had a stolen base.

In the fifth Romine had an RBI walk and Suzuki hit an RBI groundout to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the sixth the Rays scored three runs. Zobrist hit a two run double and Longoria hit an RBI single. The Rays had a 3-2 lead and added one more in the eighth. Longoria hit a solo homerun and the final score was 4-2 Rays.

The Yankees have now lost two straight after winning five straight. Their record dropped to 68-61. The Rays record improved to 74-53. The teams will play the final game of a three game series on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees will look to salvage the final game.

The New York Yankees lose to the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees lose to the Tampa Bay Rays


The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees on Friday night. The final score was 7-2 and the game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Hiroki Kuroda started and pitched probably his worst game of the season. Brett Gardner and Eduardo Nunez led the offense.

Kuroda pitched six innings giving up nine hits and seven runs. Kuroda walked one and struck out three and lost his ninth game of the season. Joba Chamberlain pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout.

Gardner had two hits and drew a walk, Robinson Cano had an RBI and Alfonso Soriano had a hit and an RBI. Mark Reynolds drew a walk, Nunez had two hits and Gardner hit a triple. The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Gardner had a stolen base and was picked off.

Chris Archer won his seventh game of the season and third against the Yankees. He pitched seven innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts. Jamey Wright pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Roberto Hernandez pitched a perfect inning.

Desmond Jennings drew a walk, Ben Zobrist had a hit and an RBI and Evan Longoria had a hit and an RBI. Matt Joyce had two hits and an RBI, Kelly Johnson had a hit and David DeJesus had a hit. Jose Lobaton had two hits and four RBI, Yunel Escobar had a hit. DeJesus hit a double, Lobaton, Longoria, Joyce and Zobrist each hit a homerun. The Rays were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left a man on base. Joyce had an outfield assist and Wright had a pickoff.

In the first Soriano hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Lobaton hit a three run homerun in the second giving the Rays a 3-1 lead. In the third Longoria and Joyce hit back-to-back solo homeruns to make it a 5-1 Rays lead. Lobaton hit an RBI single in the fourth and it was 6-1 Rays. Zobrist hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 7-1. The Yankees scored the final run of the game in the sixth on a Cano groundout. The final score was 7-2 Rays.

The Yankees record fell to 68-60 and the Rays record improved to 73-53. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday night.

Friday, August 23, 2013

New York Mets lose to the Atlanta Braves in extras on disputed call

The New York Mets lose to the Atlanta Braves in extras on disputed call


The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon. The final score was 4-1 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. The game also went ten innings. Jon Niese started and pitched well. Daniel Murphy and Josh Satin each had two hits.

Niese pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and nine strikeouts. Gonzalez Germen pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, LaTroy Hawkins pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Scott Atchison pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run. Atchison lost his second game of the season. Scott Rice gave up a hit and a run without recording an out and Greg Burke pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.

Juan Lagares had a hit, Murphy had two hits and Marlon Byrd had a hit. Satin had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Justin Turner drew a walk and Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk. John Buck drew a walk, Travis d’Arnaud drew a walk and Lagares and Turner each hit a double. Satin hit a homerun. The Mets were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.

Alex Wood pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run. He walked two and struck out four. Jordan Walden pitched two perfect innings with four strikeouts, Luis Avilan pitched an inning giving up a hit and walking two. Avilan picked up his fifth win of the season and Craig Kimbrel picked up his 40th save of the season. Kimbrel pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Andrelton Simmons had three hits and drew a walk, Freddie Freeman had three hits and an RBI and Johnson had a hit and three RBI. Brandon Laird had a hit and drew a walk, Gosselin drew a walk and Laird hit a double. Johnson hit a homerun and the Braves were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Satin hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Freeman hit an RBI single in the sixth tying the game at one. In the tenth Johnson hit a three run homerun to give the Braves a 4-1 lead and that was the final score.

The Mets record fell to 58-67 and the Braves record improved to 77-49. The Mets will have the day off on Thursday and then host the Detroit Tigers for a three game weekend series beginning on Friday night.

The New York Yankees sweep the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees sweep the Toronto Blue Jays


The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday evening. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3. The game didn’t start until late afternoon due to the rain. Andy Pettitte started and pitched well, the pen was shaky. Eduardo Nunez had a two run single and Curtis Granderson a homerun.

Pettitte pitched six innings giving up one run and four hits. He walked three and struck out three and won his ninth game of the season. Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk, Boone Logan struck out the only batter that he faced and Preston Claiborne pitched an inning giving up a hit. David Robertson picked up his second save of the season. He pitched a perfect inning.

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk, Vernon Wells had an RBI and Alfonso Soriano drew a walk. Alex Rodriguez drew a walk, Granderson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Mark Reynolds drew a walk. Nunez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI, Suzuki hit a double and Granderson hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Rodriguez had a stolen base.

J.A. Happ pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and four runs with five walks and four strikeouts. Happ took his third loss of the season. Brad Lincoln gave up a hit and a run with a walk, Aaron Loup pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a strikeout and Neil Wagner pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one.

Jose Reyes had two hits, Rajai Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Edward Encarnacion had an RBI. Mark DeRosa drew a walk, Brett Lawrie had a hit and J.P. Arencebia had a hit and an RBI. Moises Sierra drew a walk, Kevin Pillar had a hit and drew a walk and Munenori Kawasaki had two hits and an RBI.

Arencibia hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Davis had two stolen bases, Lawrie committed an error and Davis had an outfield assist.

Arencibia hit a solo homerun in the fifth to give the Jays a 1-0 lead. Granderson hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game at one. Wells flew into a force out but a run scored to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. Nunez hit a two run single in the sixth and Stewart had an RBI groundout. The Yankees had a 5-1 lead. The Jays scored two runs in the seventh inning to make it a 5-3 game. That was the final score. Kawasaki hit an RBI single and Encarnacion grounded into a force out and a run scored.

The Yankees swept the four game series and improved their record to 68-59. The Jays record fell to 57-71. The Yankees will head to Tampa Bay to take on the Rays in a three game weekend series.

 

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